“I think this is going to end in us winning”: The dawn of a new pro-abortion generation in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Aleksandra Sidoruk is a 21-year-old Polish student in her final year of an International Relations degree. SheContinue Reading
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“They cannot fight us all if we go out together”: Will Poland’s new abortion law cause society to snap?
Warsaw, Poland – On 22 October, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal voted through a proposal to further restrict an already strict law on abortion.Continue Reading
50 years of Polish protests: from workers’ strikes to women’s strikes
Mass protests throughout Polish cities are making headlines once again, this time due to further restrictions on abortion rights. ItContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1989: a student protest in Prague sparked the Velvet Revolution
On November 17, 1989, riot police suppressed a student demonstration in Prague, sparking the “Velvet Revolution,” which toppled the Communist regime of CzechoslovakiaContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1956: the Red Army attacked Budapest and crushed the Hungarian Revolution
On November 4, 1956, the Red Army led by Marshal Ivan Konev attacked Budapest to put an end to the HungarianContinue Reading
Anti-COVID protests in Prague and Bratislava turn violent
Prague, Czech Republic – Paving stones, firecrackers and glass bottles versus cayenne pepper, explosive grenades and water cannons. Almost identicalContinue Reading
Young Czech activist to launch new political party
Prague, Czech Republic- Mikulas Minar, the head of the ‘Million Moments for Democracy’ civic movement, announced he was leaving theContinue Reading
Belarus to close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid veiled threats of “war”
Warsaw, Poland – Belarus is putting its military on high alert and will close its borders with EU and NATOContinue Reading
Belarus ambassador to Slovakia sides with anti-government protesters
Bratislava, Slovakia – The ambassador of Belarus to Slovakia, Igor Leshchenya, has voiced his support with the tens of thousandsContinue Reading
Opinion: “A line has now been crossed in Poland”
On Friday, Warsaw police detained 48 people during an LGBT protest after a court ordered the two-month detention of Margot,Continue Reading
Czech president calls Black Lives Matter slogan “racist”, says “all lives matter”
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman called the “Black Lives Matter” slogan “racist”, during his visit at the USContinue Reading
Poland’s LGBT community speaks up: “We are people, not an ideology”
Warsaw, Poland – President Andrzej Duda’s inflammatory remarks against LGBT+ people have provoked a renewed mobilisation of activists ahead ofContinue Reading
Czechs to hold nation-wide anti-government protests today
Prague, Czech Republic – Anti-government protests organized by the Million Moments for Democracy movement will be held today in 145Continue Reading
Polish ambassador “disgusted” by defacing of Kościuszko and Pulaski statues in Washington
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ambassador to Washington Piotr Wilczek said he was “disgusted and appalled” by the “acts of vandalism”Continue Reading
Thousands march in Budapest to reject Orbán’s Roma hate campaign
Budapest, Hungary – On Sunday, February 23, thousands of protesters gathered at Nyugati train station in Budapest to protest againstContinue Reading